Evian is a trademark of mineral water produced by Danone, sourced from Evian-les-Bains, France, and is the most sold bottled water in several countries including France and the U.S. The brand has a rich history dating back to the late 18th century and has expanded to include organic skincare products and a luxury resort. Evian also emphasizes environmental sustainability through initiatives like the creation of the Evian Water Protection Institute and the use of recycled materials in its packaging.

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2. Evian is a trademark of mineral water
belonging to the French food group
Danone Water Division. It is operated
by SAEM , a subsidiary of Danone.
Its source lies in Evian-les-Bains in the
Department of Haute-Savoie on the
south shore of Lake Geneva. Captured
in the heart of glacial sands, natural
mineral water Evian is led by stainless
steel pipes to the bottling plant of
Amphion.

3. Plastic packaging is manufactured locally
from materials tested to preserve all the
inner qualities of natural mineral water Evian.
Glass PET bottles are 100% recyclable and
like any conditioner, Evian pays its Green
Point contribution to Eco-Packaging.
Evian water is the most sold in France, United
Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, but also the
most imported water sold in the United
States and second in Japan.
Evian water is also transported by boat up to
Canada.
In 2008, the Evian Annual production
amounted to 1.5 billion litres.

4. Evian first entered the U.S. market in
1978 where it was served in posh
restaurants, lounges, and hotels in New
York City and in Hollywood. In addition
to mineral water, Danone Group uses
the Evian name for a line of organic skin
care products as well as a luxury resort
in France and a worldwide known Golf
Tournament.
In popular culture, Evian is portrayed as
a top of the market and pricey bottled
water, making it popular among
Hollywood celebrities.
David LaChapelle photographed an Evian
marketing campaign juxtaposing a
supermodel next to an Evian fountain to
look like a Greek statue.
In addition, high fashion designer Jean
Paul Gautier has produced a Limited
number of fashion bottles.

5. The tests:
Evian make more than 300 microbiological tests a day on its water.
The controls serve to make sure that no pollution appears in the assembly line.
The transport
Every day, from 6 to 8 trains leave the factory to deliver bottles in all foreign countries
through many ports. A train can transport up to 570 000 bottles of 1,5litre each.
The water of Evian is distributed in 100 countries in the world.

6. History
•1789: During a walk, the Marquis of Lessert drank water
from the Sainte Catherine’s spring on the land of a Mr
Cachat. The marquis, who was allegedly suffering from
kidney and liver problems, regularly drank the water
while he was walking, and claimed that his health had
improved. Encouraged by Lessert's testimony of the
'miraculous' water, local doctors began to prescribe it as a
health remedy. In response to the growing success of the
water, Mr Cachat fenced off his spring and began selling
the water.
•1824: The first baths appeared. The name of the spring
was changed from Sainte Catherine to the Cachat Source.
•1826: The Duke of Savoy gave his permission to start
bottling water from the spring.
•1829: The first Société des Eaux Minérales (Mineral
Water company) was founded.
•1859: The business became a public company as the
"Société Anonyme des Eaux Minérales de Cachat".

7. •1860: The business became French when
Savoy was incorporated into France under
the Treaty of Turin.
•1878: The French Ministry of Health
reauthorized the bottling of Cachat water
on the recommendation of the Medicine
academy.
•1908: Evian water began to be sold in
glass bottles manufactured by the glass
factory Souchon-Neuvessel which today is
a part of Owens-Illinois.
•1969: The first PVC bottle was launched.
•1970: The BSN Group, which eventually
became the Danone Group, took 100%
control of Evian brand.
•1995: Evian switched to collapsible PET
bottles.
•2001: Launch of the Evian organic
cosmetics branch.
•2009: Launches commercial: "Evian
Roller Babies". Wins Gold Award at the
London International Awards 2009 for Best
Visual Effects.

8. Environmental record
Bottled water sales in the UK went down by 9 percent in the first few months of
2008, after rising at more than 6 percent annually for 10 years. This could be due to
the fact that there was an environmental backlash on bottled water that claims it was
“immoral and wasteful”. In April 2008, Evian created the Evian Water Protection
Institute to work on three water and wetlands management projects with the Ramsar
Convention. The three areas where the projects will take place are: Thailand’s Bung
Khong, the La Plata Basin in Argentina, and the Jagadishpur Reservoir in Nepal.
Evian has also taken the initiative to cut down their own energy and water use by
incorporating post-consumer recycled PET plastic into some bottles. The company
has joined the RecycleBank in an effort to get consumers to recycle. Recyclebank is
an award-based company that gives participating households redeemable points
according to the amount of materials they recycle.